Chinese business banquet etiquette
Preparation for the banquet is one of the regular activities of the socializer, which has many noteworthy etiquette. Here is my detailed introduction to Chinese business banquet etiquette, welcome to read!
Chinese business banquet etiquette 1
Table seating arrangements for the primary and secondary different
Arrangement of banquets, first of all, to line up the table, seating, which is a very important part of the Chinese food culture. In the seating arrangements, there are big differences between China and the West: Chinese men as the big, Westerners to women first; Oriental couples sit next door to the Westerners, men and women on the seat; Oriental respect for the left as the big, Westerners respect for the right as the big; Chinese seating is often put the company's "second-in-command" on the host directly across the street, the Westerners will put the most honored guests! Chinese seating arrangement is based on the principle of Chinese food arrangement of the principle of seating is "ShangZhouZhunDong", "face to the door for the honor", the family feast chief for the highest generation of elders, the end of the seat for the generation of the lowest.
Table. Round table facing the door of the host table, the left hand side of the order of 2, 4, 6, 8 ...... right hand side of the order of 3, 5, 7, 9 ...... until the meeting. If it is a formal banquet, the arrangement of tables and tables between the first table in front of the center, the number of different tables of the table arrangement principles are described as follows:
First, only one table, from the direction of the door standing, the host should sit closer to the door, the guest of honor is sitting in a position facing the door.
Second, two tables, from the direction of standing facing the door, the right-hand side of the table second to the main table, the left-hand side of the table for the second table.
Third, three tables, from the direction of standing facing the door, the center of the table for the main table, the right for the second table, the left for the auxiliary table.
Four, four tables such as arranged in a ring, from the direction of the door to stand, then the middle of the farthest from the door of the first column of the table for the main table, the second column from the right in order of the second table and the third table, the closest to the door of the third column of the table is the fourth table; such as arranged in a zigzag pattern, from the direction of the door to stand, then the second table to the right for the main table, the third table is the second table, the first table on the right for the third, the leftmost table is the third table, the leftmost table is the second table, the right table is the first table. The table on the right is the third table, and the table on the far left is the fourth table.
Fifth, five tables such as rows for the axis of the form, from the direction of the door to stand, the center of the table for the main table, far from the door of the column of the right table for the second table, the table on the left for the third table, closer to the door of the column of the right table for the fourth table, the table on the left for the fifth table; such as rows for the form of the plum blossom, from the direction of standing in front of the door, the first column of the furthest from the door the main table, the second column of the right table for the third table, the table on the left is the fourth table. If the row is in the form of plum blossom, from the direction of standing facing the door, the table in the first column farthest away from the door is the main table, the table on the right of the second column is the second table, the table on the left is the third table, the table on the right of the third column near the door is the fourth table, and the table on the left is the fifth table.
Seating. If it's a big feast, the Chinese order of seating needs to be figured out.
Tableware placement
During the Olympics, VIPs from more than 200 countries and regions were hosted, and they must have been looking forward to tasting the famous Chinese food. However, many foreigners are not aware of Chinese dining etiquette. Therefore, the host should introduce the Chinese tableware to the guests before the meal. Chinese tableware is placed as follows:
I. Seat card: placed in front of the wine glass or flat on the top of the tableware, but not placed in the dinner plate.
Second, the plate: depending on the number of people present, the bone plate will be placed on the table at an equal distance, with the symbol facing upwards, and about two fingers' width away from the table. Small saucers will be spaced one finger apart on the top left of the bone tray, allowing guests to put in their own flavors.
Third, the napkin: folded into a flower and inserted into a glass of water or placed flat on the bone plate.
4. Spoons: Spoons and spoon holders are placed on the upper right side of the bone plate, parallel to the saucer, with the concavity of the spoons facing left.
V. Chopsticks: For a formal dinner, chopsticks should be placed on a chopstick stand to facilitate the placement of the chopsticks by the guests. The chopstick stand should be placed at one-finger intervals across the top right of the spoon holder, and the chopsticks should be placed flat on the chopstick stand, with any symbols facing upwards.
Sixth, the cups: the number and style should match the type of wine and drinks, placed in the upper right of the flavor plate. Chinese food is usually also placed at each table in the male cup, placed on the edge of the turntable about a finger width, the cup spout facing left.
Seven, condiment pots: small condiment pots containing soy sauce and vinegar will be placed directly opposite the communal cups, with the spout facing left.
viii. Toothpicks: The toothpick cup is usually placed to the right of the condiment pot.
ix. Serving fork and spoon: to the right of the master's position, a pedestal is placed with a long silver ladle and a serving fork and spoon placed diagonally.
x. Potted flowers: placed in the center of the turntable.
Chinese food and wine
For the Chinese, eating is an art and a reflection of culture.
Chinese food serving order. Most Chinese food is served with cold cuts, drinks and wine first, followed by hot dishes, then the main course, and finally desserts and fruits. The principle of serving the main meal is: first guests, after the host; first female guests, after the male guests; first the main guests, after other guests. Starting with the guests on the right side of the host, the dishes are served in order. The order of Chinese food is as follows:
First, cold dishes. Chinese cold dishes are divided into two kinds, one is small dishes, usually prepared two to four plates.
Second, hot fried. Chinese hot fried usually four plates, will be arranged in the first course appetizer platter after serving, but now many feasts will omit this dish.
Third, the main course. Immediately after the appetizer, continue to the main course, the main course is usually four, six, eight and other even number. The dishes use different materials, with sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty five flavors, fried, steamed, boiled, fried, grilled, stir-fried and other cooking methods with and into.
Fourth, special dishes. Chinese food, some special dishes, edible need to use to hand, like pancakes wrapped roast duck, pay attention to tightly wrapped, to avoid falling filling. Thoughtful hosts should be prepared to wash the finger water plate, so that after guests use these dishes, can be cleaned up the greasy fingers.
Fifth, soup. Drinking soup to know the essentials, pay attention not to make a sound, Chinese people usually use the mouth to suck soup, so it will make a sound, if it is a formal dinner is very rude, can be compared to the skills of the Westerners, using a spoon to drink soup. Nearly finished, not to pick up the bowl of soup to eat, but should be the left thumb and forefinger gently holding the edge of the bowl, to the center of the table in the direction of a slight tilt in order to take the soup.
Six, snacks. General banquet does not serve rice, but to cake, cakes, noodles, buns, dumplings and other alternatives.
Seven, dessert. Including snacks, such as pies, cakes; sweet soups, such as rock sugar lotus seeds, sweet soup with silver fungus, almond tofu and so on.
Eight, fruit. There are many kinds of fruits, most of them are presented in a fruit plate.
Chinese drinking culture. Chinese people have a long history of drinking culture, and the drinking culture of China and the West is also different. Chinese wine is categorized approximately as yellow wine, fruit wine, beer, liquor type, prepared wine and so on. Wine is used for a variety of purposes, such as weddings, funerals and celebrations, as well as honoring guests. Toasting is an indispensable ritual in Chinese banquets, but toasting should pay attention to moderation, and should not be forced to persuade alcohol, the line of alcohol in the formal banquet is even more unavoidable.
Usually, after the guests are seated, the waiter will pour the wine, first pouring spirits, followed by pouring fruit wines, beer, soft drinks and so on. Usually from the master of the right side of the guest of honor first poured, then poured female guests, and then to the master poured, and then poured one by one in a clockwise direction. The guest to the right of the host should also be poured first. Pouring wine and water can be eight minutes full. Toast from the chief in order all the way down the toast, the toast does not need to drink the wine in the glass dry, each time a small sip can be. Men to elders when the toast, should hold the cup with both hands, stand up and toast; women regardless of seniority, the right hand holding the cup with the left hand to hold the bottom of the cup, nodded in salute, gently sip can be.
Eating etiquette
Before the meal. Chinese dinner, most guests like to freely enter the table, and like to choose their own partner, couples often sit together. The hostess should invite all guests to be seated one by one, the order of invitation is: the first arranged for the female companion of the guest of honor to be seated, the position is arranged on the right hand side of the male host, the guest of honor is arranged on the right hand side of the hostess. If there is no special . The distinction between host and guest, first courtesy of the elders to be seated, and then the ladies can be generous to be seated first.
The appropriate entry from the left into the seat, gently pull the back of the chair, the lady by the man or waiter on behalf of the work, and then slowly into the seat. Sitting posture should be upright, women's legs should be together, men can be natural. Hands should not be relied on the desktop or the back of the neighboring chair, not to mention hunching over the meal, which appears to have no spirit. Cell phones should be turned off, or turned to vibrate mode. If there is an emergency call, please leave your seat and go to the appropriate place to answer it.
Personal items such as handbags, keys, cell phones, cigarettes, lighters, etc. should not be placed on the table to prevent others from eating, but should be put into the handbag, and then put the handbag between the back and the back of the chair, not on the table or on the floor. Long coats should not be draped directly over the back of the chair, and coats and jackets should be left with the waiter in the checkroom for safekeeping. Sit upright, but not stiff and unnatural, and pay attention to maintain a proper distance from the table.
Eating. Once a dish has been served, it is usually necessary to wait for the host or elder to make the first move before taking the food. If you need to use male chopsticks or female spoons for a dish, you should first use the male chopsticks to take the dish to your own plate, and then use your own chopsticks to eat it slowly. When you are serving a dish, wait until the dish is in front of you before using your chopsticks. You should not serve too many dishes at a time, and you should not put the dish you have picked up back on your plate and then reach out with your chopsticks to serve another dish, as this is a very rude gesture. If you meet your neighbors, you should avoid them, so as not to fight with your chopsticks. If there is a foreign guest at the same table, you do not need to repeatedly persuade them to eat, and do not pinch food for them, because foreign guests generally do not have this habit. Previously, the guests to clip the food to show the Chinese hospitality, now let the guests according to their own preferences to take the color of the food, more timely and more hygienic.
Most of the Chinese food on the table in a big dish, sometimes there are waiters to help share food, if not, by the men to help women get food, or by their own order to take. When dining, the dishes should not be held in the hand, and chopsticks should be used to take a bite-sized food to the mouth, not too much food into the mouth at one time. When spitting out bones or spines, use a napkin or cover the mouth with the right hand, spit them out discreetly in the palm of the left hand, and then place them gently in the bone tray, do not discard them on the table or the floor. Avoid biting food with bones or shells with your hands; use chopsticks or spoons to pick up the food. If the food is hot, do not use your mouth to blow it into your mouth, wait until it cools down a bit before eating.
After the meal. After the meal is over, you must wait for the host or hostess to send off the guests before leaving the table. Before the guests leave, never shout or criticize the guests. When you see off a guest, you should remind them of what they are carrying or storing, and bow, and try to wait until the guest is completely out of sight before returning to their seat. After the meal should not be in front of the guest face checkout, should not pull and grab the bill, if you really want to grab the bill, you should find the right time to quietly go to the checkout.
Chinese business banquet etiquette 2Reception order should not be ignored
In the reception process, the order of priority is extremely important, so as to highlight the identity and status of the guests. Reception of the order of arrangements can not be neglected, whether on foot, up and down the stairs, take the elevator, we must do the young and old, men and women are different, in addition to the order before and after, but also pay attention to the safety of the march.
General principles are: before the honor, after the humble; right for the big, left for the small. Therefore, when walking with the chief or elders, it is only polite to travel behind or to the left of them.
Parallel order of two men and women walking in parallel, men should let women walk on the safer side, that is, men should walk on the side of the road vehicle traffic. However, when walking under safe conditions, the principle of male left and female right should still be observed, and the man should walk on the left side of the woman.
When walking in a group of three, if all the men are in the center, the right side is the most important, the right side is the second, and the left side is the last; when two men and one woman are walking together, they should let the women walk in the center to show their respect; if one man and two women are walking together, then the men should walk on the outermost side by the driveway.
When you are traveling with many people, you should take the front as the big one, and the order is in front and back, the smaller the back is. After opening the door, the woman first man followed, responsible for care.
The way to get into the car is to enter with your hips first, then put your feet in, and move your body and head in last. When there is a driver driving, is the driver's right hand side position is the smallest, the back seat three people, the right big left small. If the owner is driving, his right hand side is the largest, and the back seat in the same way.
The order of going up and down the stairs, the guest walks in front, the host walks in the back; the lady in front, the man in the back; the elder in the front, the younger in the back.
When going downstairs, the host walks in front, the guest walks behind; the man in front, the woman behind; the young in front, the old behind.
The order of the elevator into the elevator, there are people guarding the elevator, you should let the guests in first, out first; no one to guard the elevator, the host in first, out second and hold down the button, in order to prevent the elevator door pinch the guests.
When accompanying visitors to the elevator, the elevator door opens, the receptionist should first press "open", one hand to make a "please" action, let the guests enter first; into the elevator, should immediately turn to face the door, avoid back to the guests, to show courtesy; After arriving at the target floor, let the visitor out of the elevator, the receptionist then out of the elevator, and indicate the direction of progress.
The order of hospitality when welcoming guests, the host walks in front; when sending guests, the host walks in the back. When seated, the right is the upper seat, the guest should be arranged in the host or other accompanying personnel on the right.
Before entering the parlor, you should first tap the door, to be inside the echo and then open the door. When you enter the parlor, you should open the door with your right hand, and then close the door with the same movement, trying not to show your back. When entering, if the door is open to the outside, pull the door open and hold it down before inviting the guest to enter. If the door opens inward, push the door open and ask the guest to enter.
Refreshment preparation is a small thing
Refreshment preparation is a small thing, but it allows guests to feel the host's care and respect, so it should be carefully prepared. Specific preparations are as follows:
Preparation of refreshment reception office refreshment reception is very important. Secretary should be seated in the guests, immediately after the preparation of refreshments. Customers if the Oriental, can be based on tea; if the Westerners, can be based on coffee. Foreigners usually ask guests what they want to drink first, and then go to the preparation; Oriental people to their own company to facilitate the main.
Tea should be served on a tea tray, not in individual cups or on a fruit plate. Tea utensils with paper cups, glass cups and porcelain cups, especially important guests to cover the bowl cup for the top choice.
Drink selection if the tea bag tea, the bubble out of the tea soup need to take out the tea bag, not together with the tea bag to the guests to drink; on the other hand, if the tea leaves with tea, it should be hot water tea, and wait until the tea leaves sink into the water, before serving the guests. If you use coffee, you don't need to ask the guest's opinion, automatically serve a pot of coffee or a cup of coffee, and serve the creamer and sugar together, and ask the guest to take it by himself.
The correct use of the tray If there are more than two guests, you should serve the whole pot of tea and bring it out on a tray. At this time, you can not first pour out the tea, but the empty cups on the table, please guests to take their own. Tea tray end method is a hand holding the middle of the tray edge, the other hand holding the bottom of the tray, walk slowly into the parlor or parlor area, in the guests left back or right back to hand.
The order of tea tea tray into the desktop, should be based on the age of the guests on the desktop first tea, and then according to the age of the host to serve tea. When serving tea, the right hand holding the center of the teacup, the left hand holding the bottom of the teacup to serve tea, flat raised but the chest position can be greeted. Serving tea should face the guests nodded in greeting, and then single-handedly hold the tea tray to the side, backward two or three steps and then turn away.
The standard time to change the tea refill guests if they stay too long, should be in every 60-90 minutes, into the parlor to add tea (or coffee), refill the cup as soon as possible after the departure, to avoid disturbing the meeting; more than two hours, there is no need to enter the tea, until the break between the meeting to enter again.
Before the guest has left, never shout or criticize the guest. You should try to wait until they are completely out of sight before returning to your post. When you see a guest off, remind them of what they are carrying or sending, and bow.
Ten principles of meeting etiquette
Participating in a meeting should be aware of the basic etiquette of the meeting, so that the meeting can be organized and successful. Participation in the basic etiquette performance is as follows:
First, respect for others to speak. For other people's opinions and views should be given the greatest respect, not bent on too much insistence, and even make fun of other people's ideas or creativity.
Second, active thinking. Successful meetings have to rely on participants brainstorming, *** with participation. More than one active person, the difference in views will be reduced, easier to produce solutions.
Third, positive response, enthusiastic proposal. During the meeting, participants should not only respond positively, but also express their opinions, share information, and make proposals at the right time to contribute to the wisdom of "winning the war".
Fourth, stick to the facts. The statement in the meeting, must have a factual basis, not too exaggerated.
Fifth, remain flexible and adhere to the principle. Many people agree that "big things are small, small things are not", for some of the principles are too relaxed, so that the performance is not obvious, but some of the issues, we must adjust the flexibility according to the situation. Setting open issues according to the need to give appropriate flexibility, so as to avoid deliberation and discussion into a stalemate.
Sixth, come prepared. In the meeting of the relevant data, charts, participants should be prepared in advance, in-depth understanding, so as to achieve the purpose of the meeting, proposed solutions to the motion.
Seventh, careful selection of seats. The meeting of the seats and seats have their established arrangement of etiquette, the participants should be careful to keep their positions in line with their duties, so as not to make a fool of themselves. :
Eight, concentrate. This is the most easy to ignore and did not really comply with the meeting etiquette. Some of the proceedings are fast-paced, if there is no concentration, it is easy to miss the important proceedings but do not know, light delay in their work, heavy may cause financial losses.
Nine, on time. "A good start is half of the success", the meeting can start on time, said the purpose of the meeting has been successfully reached half, everyone on time, the meeting will be successful.
Tenth, pay attention to grooming, maintenance of image. External meetings, participants on behalf of the company, personal grooming behavior is the epitome of corporate image.
"People without manners is not born, things without manners is not, the country without manners is not peaceful", the Chinese people are more subtle and conservative, but in international occasions should be generous response. In all international interactions, one must strictly abide by one's commitments, not to be late for appointments, and to honor one's promises in formal engagements.
As for the host and the client, if they are involved in higher-level business negotiations, then the negotiation table should be able to comply with the principle of "the winner does not win, the loser does not lose", to achieve a win-win situation of the highest norms. Both Chinese and Western businessmen consider it very important to maintain interpersonal relationships or connections in the shopping mall, only the operational approach will be different. The greatest use of human resources is the formation of a dense network of relationships, and in such a network can be access to adequate information and intelligence in the shopping mall.
Chinese business banquet etiquette 3 Chinese dining etiquette common sense 1. Master elders eat first 2. Not ambrosia bowls to eat, should be served with a bowl to eat 3. Take the bowl of rice, you can not end the bottom of the bowl. (Because the action is similar to begging 4. Use a spoon to drink soup, do not raise the bowl to drink [however, this generally applies only to meals outside the street; it is not harmful to raise the bowl to drink at home], do not use chopsticks to stir the hot soup, and do not drink the soup out of the mouth 5. If there is not much left on the plate, and you want to "clean it up," you should consult with the people at the table and ask them. If you want to "clean up" your plate, you should consult your tablemates 6. Don't gobble, don't eat other people's food with your mouth, don't lick the dishes with your tongue. If you have to cough or sneeze, cover your mouth with your hand or a handkerchief and turn your head back 8. If you have elders, you should give them food or wine as a courtesy 9. You should not use chopsticks against each other, and it is called "chopstick fighting" if one chopstick pinches another chopstick because of the food. This is a very rude thing to do 10. If the tableware falls to the ground and is damaged during the meal, such as breaking a bowl, it is very bad. In some places, it's customary to say "peace every year" when you break cutlery on New Year's Day (Cantonese may also say "a blossom on the ground, wealth and honor") 11. It is considered impolite to hold any cutlery upside down. For example, bowls or drinking utensils 12. While waiting to be served, it is not acceptable to tap chopsticks against each other or to bang chopsticks against cutlery. (Again, this is because the action is similar to begging 13 Be careful when you're eating, and it's best to eat what you want at once. It is not allowed to use chopsticks to rummage around in the dish 14If more than one person enters the table, the table is large, and it is not a rotating table, and the dishes are farther away from you, it is better not to stand up to pinch the food abruptly; on the contrary, if you observe that other people would like to eat the dish beside you, you can stand up to help each other, which is in line with the etiquette, and also appears to be kind 15If you have not finished the meal, and you would like to put down your chopsticks to rest for a If you want to put down your chopsticks to rest for a moment, they should be placed flat on the bowl, and never vertically (or close to vertically) inserted into the rice, as this is considered to be hanging a dead person. (The reason for this is that it is very much like sticking incense in a censer, the ritual of sacrificing to the dead 16 Generally speaking, the position on the dining table facing the door is the host's position, and the host's left and right sides should be for the first and second guests of honor. The proper way to do this is to wait for the host to designate a seat for you 17 When eating, you should not make chewing noises Chinese tableware etiquette First: Chinese tableware mainly consists of six kinds of cups, plates, bowls, dishes, chopsticks and spoons. In formal banquets, the water cup is placed on top of the dish, and the wine glass is placed on the top right. Second: Chopsticks and spoons can be placed on a special stand or in a paper sleeve. Public chopsticks and spoons should be placed on a special stand. Third, the order of serving Chinese food is generally: first cold dishes, then hot dishes, and finally sweets and fruits. Before the meal, the waiter for each person to send the first wet towel is to wipe the hands with, it is best not to use it to wipe the face. Fourth: Chopsticks are the most important eating utensils in Chinese food. The posture of holding chopsticks should be standardized, when the meal needs to use other tableware, the chopsticks should be put down first. Chopsticks must be placed on the chopstick stand, not on the cup or plate, but also easy to touch off. Fifth: When talking on the table, do not use the chopsticks as props, randomly dance; or use the chopsticks to hit the dishes on the desktop, use the chopsticks to point out others. The first is to put down the chopsticks gently after each use, and try not to make a loud noise. Seemingly the most common but the Chinese dining, dining etiquette is a lot to pay attention to. Understanding the Chinese restaurant tableware placed to explain the significance.